Rob Conroy

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Member Since: 1/22/2001
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"Life ain't nothin' but bitches and money (I'm not a fugitive on the run)."

Artist Song
The Beastie Boys  To All the Girls/Shake Your Rump 
A Tribe Called Quest  Buggin' Out 
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock  It Takes Two 
Public Enemy  Bring the Noise 
Wu-Tang Clan  Bring Da Ruckus 
Boogie Down Productions  Ya Slippin' 
Dizzee Rascal  Sittin' Here 
MF DOOM  Tick, Tick... f. MF Grimm 
Dr. Octagon  Earth People 
Black Star  Definition 
The Jungle Brothers  Feelin' Alright 
The Roots  Proceed 
3rd Bass  The Gas Face 
De La Soul  Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa 
OutKast  Ms. Jackson 
N.W.A.  Gangsta Gangsta 
Tricky (feat. Martina Topley-Bird)  Black Steel 
LL Cool J  Goin' Back to Cali 

Comment:

Although I'd love to kid myself and think that this is a definitive exploration of this genre, this mix is comprised of my favorite songs by most of my favorite hip hop bands/artists (okay, Rob Base is not particularly interesting beyond that specific tune but WHAT A SINGLE it is). I'm sure that one could quibble with my characterization of that Tricky song as "hip hop," but it feels close enough to me and the fact that it's a Public Enemy cover bolsters that idea. Title from the pens of Ice Cube and Chuck D, presumably. There might be a volume two...

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sammyg123
Date: 10/29/2006
A genre that does get overlooked on this here site. But hip-hop when it's done well can be truly amazing. The final four, the Dizze Track, Roots (who can do know wrong), the genius of tracks 3 & 4... An early MOTW contender for me this..
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bufo alvarius
Date: 10/29/2006
Unimpeachable picks here, Rob. Gotta love some PE, Wu-Tang,Roots, De La, the list goes on. That Tricky cut is killer , by the way.
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SwankQueen
Date: 10/29/2006
Glad you kept the Tricky. Go, white boy!
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anthony lombardi
Date: 10/29/2006
you seem to've the hit all the right cylinders here -- de la soul, the roots, black star (my personal favorite), wutang, mf doom, public enemy, a tribe called quest, the beastie boys... can't complain, myself. excellent job, rob
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fritz1
Date: 10/29/2006
took the words right outta my mouth, mista lombardi...
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p the swede
Date: 10/29/2006
great fav track, 18
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Barrydali
Date: 10/29/2006
I like the look of this. Like the Dizzee song a lot.
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Mark Petruccelli
Date: 10/30/2006
Killa! Love the 4-5 and 13-16 runs.
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Pop Kulcher
Date: 10/30/2006
Not my thing (aside from some of the earlier glory days of the Beasties and Public Enemy and the oddly absent Run-DMC), particularly now that my 10-year-old son listens exclusively to rap all day and night (since, like every white Jewish suburban kid, he somehow feels the music speaks to him). But I'm guessing you've culled the genre down to its 80 finest moments, so I may have to add this to my want list.
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Siobhan
Date: 10/30/2006
Really cool. I love a bit of (good) hip-hop, though don't know a lot of people who feel the same, so it's great to see a collection of choice cuts like this. I still love that OutKast pick; well done in including Mr. Rascal too, and The Roots. Please feel free to do a vol. 2!!
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alma cogan
Date: 10/30/2006
An excellent attempt to condense this colossal genre onto one CD.
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lo-fi jr.
Date: 10/30/2006
Pretty fly for a nannyfucker.
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DJ Karen Adams
Date: 10/30/2006
So, this is what a nannyfooker looks like. Pimpin' good, Mister Conroy.
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Sean Lally
Date: 10/30/2006
nah, not my thing either - i'm just not cool enough to get it. or maybe i just can't for the life o' me find melody to wrap my head around. i'll say this for the genre, though - there's lots of great artist names.
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Bear
Date: 10/31/2006
Quite vintage, but no bad thing. Some great choices- bringdamuthafukinrukus!
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tornadoZ
Date: 10/31/2006
probably my favorite Tricky song there. quite a few I don't know, but it's a genre worth exploring; I like it quite a bit. where can I click to hear this fooker? ;-)
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sport !
Date: 11/1/2006
Lots of favorites here! I'm looking forward to Vol. 2.
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tornadoZ
Date: 11/2/2006
a great opener, and I especially dig that 10 to 15 run. very cool introductory package; thanks for sharing it.
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Slack-a-gogo
Date: 11/5/2006
Other than the NWA (just don't dig them) and the MF Doom and Tricky (don't know the cuts) these are just about all personal faves. I think our hip-hop tastes are pretty similar. Makes me want to finally commit to a hip-hop mix.
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Curtis_Burns
Date: 11/5/2006
Looks a treat.
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Salman1
Date: 11/6/2006
Great selections throughout.
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Professor Poserlad
Date: 1/24/2007
the public enemy+ wu tang combo = brillaint "bring" one two punch. several ill tracks, to be sure.